title: Development of a short-stay unit in an emergency department.
abstract: In 2009, the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, established a nine-bed, short-stay unit in its emergency department. This article explains the rationale for the model of care delivery adopted, and the importance of developing and working with integrated care pathways. It also discusses four areas essential to the effective running of the unit: interdisciplinary collaboration, training for clinical nurse leaders, management of change and leadership.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast. j.power@qub.ac.uk
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Power
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: McManus
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000451:nursing; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000451:nursing; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D009660:Northern Ireland; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000451:nursing